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Welcome to Samsaraa Massage Therapy and Ayurveda a lifestyle blog that shares my passion for health, travel, food and Ayurveda. Though I am a licensed massage therapist and Ayurvedic bodyworker in Boston, MA, the information posted here is not intended to substitute the advice of a medical professional. Thank you for visiting and feel free to ask any questions or to just say hello!

When you think of Ricky Williams who won the Heisman award and spent 11 years in the NFL, you wouldn't think student of Ayurveda? "At the height of his professional football career, Ricky Williams was feeling stressed and unbalanced. So the Miami Dolphins star abruptly walked away from the sport - and a multimillion-dollar salary - and began studying the ancient Indian medical system known as Ayurveda. "I am now able to do things with my body, after only minimal yoga practice, that I could never have imagined doing on the football field," he wrote. The interest in Ayurveda is growing as Americans are increasingly trying alternative treatments to battle chronic health problems such as colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and other inflammatory disorders. Check the article on Natural news:Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/005362.html#ixzz305jnDmZ3

Christy Turlington is known as the "Calvin Klein" model working with them for 20 years! She is one of the top models of her time but has alot of interests outside of her everyday world. According to Psychology Today "Turlington finds much of her strength in yoga, meditation and Ayurveda, an ancient holistic science from India. Many of the Ayurvedic principles are based on discovering your balance as an individual. The philosophy holds that every person is a hybrid of the three elements called doshas (vata, pitta and kapha). Understanding your unique combination can help you choose how to exercise and what to eat. Finding the flexibility and balance that is required for good mental health is a challenge we all face.

Some Q&A from the article:

How have you adjusted your life according to Ayurveda?

It has been an organic evolution. Through my practice of yoga I was drawn to Ayurveda, a sister philosophy, and also to things that are generally better for me. My diet, and also the way that I respond to the world and the world to me, has gradually changed.

What is your dosha, and how does it reflect who you are?

I am a vata/pitta, which means that my constitution is generally pitta, hard-working, a leader, but I also have a vata imbalance, which is revealed in my skin type. I have dry skin and a small bone structure, a lot of creative energy and I speak very quickly. This is just a snapshot of how dosha qualities affect me physically, but Ayurveda is a very complex science that is 5,000 years old. We all have all three doshas and all five elements of nature in each of us in varying degrees, which makes each of us an individual.

Read the full article here:http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200107/christy-turlington-beauty-and-balance